Business

Positive ID Labels acquires Limbus Labels
Positive ID Labels has acquired Limbus Labels, for an undisclosed sum.

Bursali Towels soaks up benefits of dye-sub with DGI install
Towel maker Bursali Towels has extended its capacity with the installation of a DGI Fabrijet FT-1908 dye-sub printer.

Hatch Print confirms official vegan accreditation
Hatch Print has become the first UK printer to receive official accreditation from the Vegetarian Society.

KMS Litho brings lamination in-house with new Foliant
Oxfordshire commercial printer KMS Litho has brought lamination in-house after investing in a B2+ Foliant Mercury 530SF laminator with Foliant’s multi-functional Inprinting Unit.

M Partners wins double gold at US awards
M Partners has been named as a gold award winner in two categories in the 12th annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service, presented in Las Vegas at the end of February.

Chancellor sets sights on late payment culture
Chancellor Philip Hammond has pledged to look at ways to combat the late payment culture impacting SMEs as part of his Spring Statement.

Mercian consolidates onto one site
Mercian Labels has transferred its Derby-based operations to its main Burntwood site 40 miles away in Staffordshire to bring all of its processes under one roof and streamline operations.

POS distributor PPB acquires NE Plastics
Point-of-sale materials and substrates distributor PPB has expanded its product and geographic footprint with the purchase of rival NE Plastics.

Recycler fined over toner explosion
Recycling company Ereco has been ordered to pay £60,000 for its mishandling of print toner, which led to an explosion that injured eight people and irreparably damaged a nearby print company on the...

Agfa reports revenue and profits drop in full-year results
Agfa-Gevaert has reported a drop in both revenue and gross profit in its 2018 results.